MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1935.
PLATTSJIOUTH SEUI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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High Salaries Lure Hollywood Stars to England
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George Arliw
Threatening to replace HoUyvrood as the movie
capital of th2 vrorld, English movie producers are
expanding the film industry in that country. by
drawing many of the outstanding American stars
to appear in Dritisk movies with a lure of big
salaries. Amon the stars who have left Holly
HDOGK ITEM!
Mr. and Mrs. George Moomey, who ; Fred Zink, southeast of Mudock, en
rcside east cf Elmwood, were visiting j tctained at their home on New Year's
in Murdock and looking after some
business here last Wednesday.
Herman R. Schmidt has been en
gaged in cutting wood and getting it
ready for use in the home during the
winter and the coming summer.
The members o the Royal Neigh
bors lodge "wre meeting at their hall.
where they looked after the business
before them and then enjoyed a fine :
social time climaxed with the serv-',
ing cf some mighty good eats.
Ray Wiles, of east of Manley, wa3
looking after some business matters
in Murdock last Wednesday after-1
noon. In company with a number of number of months, closed out a por
friends, he had been attending a sale tion of their stock and disposed cf
lield northeast of town that day.
Matthew Thimgan and son, Victor,
have been cutting wood near South
TKcnd havine it sawed and made ready
for use. after which it is being haul- j
ed to town and will help keep themaha' here Mr. Patterson has ac
Ihome warm during the cold days yet
to ccme.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ileier. of near
Aivc, were visiting in Murdock last
Wednesday, Mr. Heier looking after
some business matters and his better
half attending the meeting of the
Royal Neighbors, of which she is an
active member.
Taj oval le Skating Party
A number of the boys east of town
had a skating party 0:1 New Year's
eve, taking a large amount of pop
corn, but before midnight this ran
out and they returned home, popped
a flcur sack full and returned to con
tinue skating, remaining until sun
rise. Wc would say that next to eat
ing, the beys sure like to skate.
Locked After Business
Messrs W. J. McDonald, Floyd Kite
and O. E. Mc Donald were all over j
to PlattTmouth on Wednesday, where
they were looking after some busi
ness matters.
Suffered a Severe Less
A. J. Tool, whore store was burg
larized some ten cays ago, has com
pleted a check of his stock and as
(crtained the exact amount of his
Ic3s, which runs in the neighborhood
cf JCO. Mr. Tool is well pleased that
it v.-s no greater.
Picneer to Have Birthday
Mrs. Malissa Jane Crawford, who
Las resided in Murdock for a long
icriod cf years and wire is honored
and loved by a host of friends, is to
be C3 years cf age on March 25th. Her
health has been very fair, but of late
Lhc has not been feeling so well and
lior many friends are eager to render
Lcr any service needed whenever they
have an opportunity.
Mrs. Crawford wa3 united in mar-
rage to Robert Crawford before the! outside of the city. A total of 56
Civil war and following his death she deaths were attributed to the ex
was married to a brother, James treme heat of the spring and sum
Crawford, they coming to Cass coun-'mcr months.
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Marian Marih
wood for lucrative bits in English films are Charles
Laughton, George Arliss, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Marian Marsh, Anna May Wong and Fay Wray.
In most cases, the stars are paid much more than
they receive in Hollywood, and film companies even
pay their income taxes as a further inducement.
ty and settling north of Murdock.
Entertained for New Year's
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Golden, who
"make their home on the farm of Mrs.
day, having as their guests a number
of friends. A suiiptuous dinner was
served to which all did full justice.
Those present included Ncell Gold
ing and family, Warren T. Richards
and family, Ralph Richards and fam
ily, Edgar Dean, of Wabash, Miss
Effie Moore, Mrs. Fred Zink and J.
J. Rogers, of Lincoln, Paul Dean, D.
lan and Kenneth Munford and wife
of Wabash.
Business Charges Hands
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Patterson, who
were engaged in business here for a
the rest to F. R. Dean who with F.
Melvin re-arranged the store build
ing, replenished the stock and opened
for business last Saturday, Jan. 5th.
T-he Patterson family have moved to
cepted a position.
Will Hold Big Wolf Hunt
There is to be a wclf hunt in the
vicinity of Elmwood precinct promot
ers were to have told the Journal
man of the plans for same, but were
t at the sale of Charles R. Stander at
the time v.e called and so did not get
to see us. However, we will say that
all who desire tc participate in the
hunt should see Homer H. Lawton,
; who will give you the necessary in
structions.
Held New Year's lleeting
The members of the congregation
cf the Callahan church southwest of
Murdock held a most interesting and
largely atended meeting on New
Year's day, when they listened to an
excellent disccurse, as well as visited
together and laid plans for the work
cf the year. This congregation is a
! hard working one and one which has
an abundance cf talent for any kind
of entertainment and for the real
church services. Besides the large con
gregation, the Sunday school has a
large number enrolled and a good at
tendance each week with capable and
willing instructors giving time to this
phase cf the work.
E. I. Clements Tuneral Parlors
Elmwood, Nebraska
Expert service. Your patronage solic
ited. Phones: Office, 91; Home, G5.
4,141 EIETHS LN OLIAHA
Omaha. The city health depart
ment reported that 4,141 births
were recorded in Omaha during
1934. Deaths from all causes total
ed 2,947. Of the deaths, 268 were in
the violent classifications. Suicides
totalled 59, homicides 26, deaths in
auto accidents 51 in the city and 27
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Charles Laughton
Feed Shortage
Detracts from
Rosy Outlook
This Year's State Crops Are Valued
at $86,461,000 in Estimate of
Federal Government.
Nebraska's drouth year crops were
valued at $86,461,000 by A. E. An
derson, state and federal crop statis
tician, but he noted the critical short
age of feed as orrsetting the relative
ly favorable figure. Anderson cal
culated only S00.052 tons of feed
grains, including corn, oats and bar
ley, were produced this year, or only
10.3 percent of the 5-year average
of 7,00S,S50 tons. He warned that
higher prices which gave the $S6,
461,000 value to fharply reduced
crops were not entirely benefits be
cause many farmers must buy feed
on the rising market to keep their
livestock.
The 1934 value of 5S6.461.000
compared closely with the 1932
value of ?S7,550,000 when produc
tion was relatively good but prices
were much lower. In 1933, the crop
value was estimated at 5133,100,
000; 1931, $139,766,000; 1930,
?243,149,000; and 1929, $326,610,
000. Anderson reported a reduction of
more than 6,000,000 acres in produc
tion in comparison with the prev
ious five years. He estimated 12,
974,000 acres were cultivated in
1934. In 1933, the acreage totaled
18,510,000. A peak of 19,072,000
acres was farmed in 1931.
Poor Corn Yield.
The 1934 corn crop was estimated
at 21,363,000 buhels, worth $19,
013,000. This represented only a 3.2
buihel average yield on 6,676,000
acres. The best productive year of
the half decade was 1932, when
269,293.000 bushels were raised, but
were valued at only ?37,701,0C0 at
an average price of 14 cents per
bushel. In 1934, Anderson valued
the corn at S9 cents per bushel. The
peak value of the five years was the
5167,454,000 worth of the 242, 65S,
000 bushels raised in 1923, when the
price averaged 63 cents per bushel.
A better showing was made by
winter wheat. Nebraska raised 15,
008,000 bushels in 1934, which were
valued at 89 cents per bushel for a
total of $13,357,000. This value was
nearly double the $7,003,000 esti
mate for 1932, when the production
was almost 11,000,000 bushels higher
but the price was only 27 cents per
bushel. The last good wheat year
wis 1929, when 52,590,000 bushels
of the winter grain was produced at
99 cents per bushel, for a total value
of $52,064,000.
The 1934 spring wheat crop was
valued at only $706,000. The pro
duction was only 830,000 bushels,
compared with the average of be
tween 2 and 3 million bushels. The
comparisons were similar for other
crops such as potatoes, sugar beets,
beans and apples.
State to Con
sider Issuing Its
Own Bonds
Representative Cone Presents a Pro
posal to Create Monopoly
of Public Sureties.
To meet the situation created by
the refusal of bonding companies to
assume the risk of treasurers' bonds
at present legal premiums, Represen
tative Cone introduced in the house
Thursday a bill that sets up a $200,
000 revolving fund out of which all
losses in public offices will be met
and into which the state and each
political subdivision shall pay prem
iums to be fixed by the governor.
The board of educational lands and
funds will control the fund, and the
state Insurance director administer
it.
A bill by Putney would mage it
a crime for hitch-hikers to pursue
their avocation on the highways, a
jail sentence and fine facing offend
ers. Cone had a bill reducing the
contract rate of interest to 8 per
cent and fixing the legal interest at
5 percent instead of 6. Obbink wants
$3,000 of the value of homesteads
exempted from taxation whether lo
cated in town or country. Bock
would have the beer tax go into the
temporary school fund for distribu
tion thruout the state.
The new bills introduced are:
II. R. 13, by Steele Providing
that the county treasurer when act
ing as an ex-officio members of the
board of regents of a county high
school district shall have no vote up
on any pending matters.
H. R. 14, by Reuter Providing)
for authority, on order of the coun- j
ty judge, to executor or administra-
tor of an estate to draft and file !
pleadings and other papers without
being an admitted attorney.
K. R. 15, by Cone Reducing the
maximum interest rate from 10 per
cent to 8 percent, when agreed up
on; legal rate of interest reduced
from 6 to 5 ercent, and fixing 5
percent as the maximum rate cn
judgments, decrees and other con
tracts. Emergency.
H. R. 16, by Cone Eliminating
from law authorizing collection of
12 percent interest from party re
deeming real estate sold at fore
closure, and providing that no more
than the legal rate shall be charged.
Emergency.
H. R. 17, by Cone Providing that
the total bonded indebtedness for
all purposes in all taxing districts
shall be a certain percent of the
actual valuation, the percentage left
blank for consideration and deter
mination by the membership. Emer
gency. H. R. IS, by Obbink Submitting
a constitutional amendment exempt
ing from taxation $3,000 of the
value of any farm or municipal
homestead.
H. R. 19, by Tutney Making it
a crime for ans person while upon
a public highway to endeavor by
words, gestures or otherwise to beg
or secure transportation in any mo
tor vehicle other than one for hire,
unless in case of bonafide sickness;
penalty, maximum fine of $50 or thir
ty days in jail or both. Emergency.
H. R. 20, by Putney Providing
for nomination of county commis
sioners by districts and election by
the county at large, applying to all
counties.
H. R. 21, by Bock Providing that
the net receipts from beer taxes
shall be credited by the state treas
urer to the temporary school fund
of the state, to be apportioned as are
all its other moneys. Emergency.
H. R. 22, by Havekost and Claus
sen Permitting mutual insurance
companies to levy advance assess
ments in such sums as the directors
may deem necessary. Emergency.
H. R. 23, by Bishop Providing
that a school district or township
treasurer may deposit public moneys
in designated banks only when a
bond in double the amount is given,
and permitting filing of applications
by banks to be designated as deposi
tories. Emergency.
H. R. 24, by Hastings Providing
that parents or guardians of trans
ferred pupils shall be eligible to hold
office in the school districts to which
pupils have been transferred.
H. R. 25, by Haycock and others
Appropriating $70,000 for com
pensation of legislative employes,
mileage of members and for supplies
and incidental expenses of present
session, and $10,000 for printing
house and senate journals. Emer
gency. II. R. 2 6, by Haycock and others
Appropriating $120,500 for pay
ment of salaries of members and of
ficers of the presentlegislature. Em
ergency. H. R. 27, by Cone Constituting
the board of educational lands and
funds as the State Fidelity and In
demnity Official Bond Fund, appro
priating $20Q,000 to constitute a
revolving fund to reimburse the
state and all of its political subdi
visions for all losses, sustained on
official bonds of officers, deputies
and employes; governro to deter
mine the fair rate of premium on all
bonds, and this premium shall be
paid out of the general funds of the
state and the political subdivisions;
provides for cancellation of all such
bonds now in force; provides for
periodical audits of officers.
Plattsmouth stores cTTer shop
ping advantages the equal of any
to bo found. Why not glvo your
home town merchant first oppor
tunity of serving you?
Wabash News
Many of the men of Wabash and :
vicinity were attending a farm sale!
which was held near Louisville on ;
New Year's day. !
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Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stromer, of
Alvo, were guests during the after-'
noon of New Year's day at the home '
of John C. Browne. j
Mesdames Thomas Colbert and ,
Clarence Ohms were enjoying a visit!
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with their mother, Mrs. Ira Bosworth,
on New Year's day.
William Witt was a visitor in Lin- j
coin for a few days, where he was :
looking after some business matters j
and also visiting with friends.
Herbert Hansen was hauling corn
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from the Wabash elevator on New
Year's day for supplying feed for his
hogs, which are now nearly ready for
market.
John Wood has been hauling and
delivering coal to a large number of
customers in this vicinity. The coal
is being trucked direct from the mines
near Clarinda, Iowa.
H. P. Hinds has been staying at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ray
Norris, but came to Wabash last Sat
urday for a short visit, and was ac
companied by his son, Guy Hinds, of
Avoca.
After a week's vacation the school
at Wabash opened again for the lat
ter half of the school year on Mon
day, December 31st. The students are
back to work in earnest and pitching
into the work with a vigor.
Mrs. Fred W. Patzel, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Standley, who re
sides in the south and has been visit
ing here for the past week, departed
cn New Year's morning for her home
in Oklahoma City.
Fred Towle suffered the loss of one
mule, two 3-year-old horses and one
yearling colt, all of which strayed
away. He has been searching for
them over the adjacent country, but
without success to date.
Had Watch Meeting
Just what they were doing until
the clock struck twelve at the various
fireside parties in the homes of this
vicinity may be a matter of conjec
ture, but when the zero hour arrived
and the New Year was ushered in,
with one accord all were vociferously
acclaiming the new arrival and noise
reigced supreme.
The school and
church bells were added to the din,
and it may well be said that no new
year was ever greeted with greater
noise than the present one. Well, we
join with you in hoping it will be a
prosperous year for all of us.
Surprised Friend on Birthday
William Langhorst, like all other
people, has a birthday anniversary
once each year, and in his case it
falls on December 2Sth, midway be
tween Christmas and New Years.
This fact being known to his many
friends in Wabash, they congregated
and went to his home, which is at
Will Murfin's, where they properly
celebrated the event, providing a
right merry evening for Will and
themselves as well.
TWELVE UXWS DEPARTMENTS
The Semi-Weekly Journal is main
taining no less than twelve separate
news departments from a like number
of Cass county towns, to keep its read
ers informed on the happenings all
over the county. All this in addition
to the large amount of county seat
news of interest and a sprinkling of
world news.
On Mondays the towns represented
are Alvo, Greenwood, Manley, Mur
dock and Wabash.
On Thursdays the list includes
Avoca, Eagle, Elmwood, Murray, Ne- i
hawka. Union and Weeping Water.
The Journal reaches you twice each
week, instead of only once, as is the
case with weekly newspapers publish
ed in this section.
Yet the price is no more than you
pay for the ordinary weekly paper
$2 per year, or less than 2c per copy,
delivered to your mail box. Double
news service for just the ordinary
rate, and this in the face of increas
ing paper and production costs.
Have your name entered on the
subscription list for 1935. The Jour
nal field representative will be glad
to take your money or you can mail
your subscription direct to the office
or bring it in when you are in town.
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FARMERS
Did you know the Gately All Pur
pose feed mill leads the grinding field ?
For a demonstration cf this mill,
phene cr write the Gately Manufac
turing Co., Syracuse, Kebr. tr-sw
Your home town merchant will
do more to accommodate you than
any big city store, mail order
house or radio station peddler.
Isn't he entitled to your trade?
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IFaS?fiBB2E'G At2G2tSS$
Have Your Grain, Corn Fodder or Hay Ground on Your Farm
by BEEZLEY'S PORTA3LE FEED MILL
For Information, Call
Chas. Barrow's Highway Service Station
Plattsssouth, Nebr. Fhone-3503
Or of you arc in the Louisvillo Territory
You Kay Call
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Governor Bryan
Presents Budget
to Legislature
Suggested Appropriations for Two
Year Period $33,000,000, In
crease of $616,000. '
A $33,040,331 budger, Including
$11,62S,CS5 from tax funds, for the
state government for the next two
years was recommended to the Ne
braska legislature Wednesday by
Governor Bryan.
The budget, which carried an in
crease of $616,000 in recommended
appropriations from tax fund3 over
appropriation voted by the 1933 leg
islature, which mut await the sup
plemental recommendations of It. L.
Cochran, who becomes governor to
day. He has 15 days in which to re
vise Bryan3 estimates. After Coch
ran makes his recommendations, the
legislature cannot increase any item
except by a three-fifths vote of each
house.
Reverses Trend.
Bryan's recommendation marked
the first attempt to reverse the trend
of extreme economy which has sent
state appropriations catapulting
downward since the depression. The
increases were urged largely for
schools and institutions.
Seventy-nine per cent of appro
priations suggested from tax funds
were for educational, penal and
charitable institutions.
For the 1933 to '35 biennium the
legislature two years ago appropriat
ed $11,012,167 from tax funds for
the state's departments. For the
1935-37 biennium the departments
asked 115,243,615 but Bryan pruned
the total to $11,628,085.
An increase of almost $250,000
was recommended for the University
of Nebraska, but the recommendation
of $3,578,600 fell far short of the
54,164,600 asked by the regents.
$615,917 Increase.
Bryan's grand total of $33,040,
331 compares with a grand total of
525.184,675 appropriated by the ses
sion of 1933. The governor ex
plained, however, that additional
cash and federal funds available to
December 1, 1934, increased the
amount actually available to $39,
2S7.913, or $6,247,000 more than
his current recommendations.
Increases urged by the governor
in appropriations from tax raised
sources, he explained, will benefit
the state university, institutions un
der the beard of control, and the
state normal schools. Recommenda
tions for these institutions, the bud
get shows, amount to $743, 4S4 over
appropriations of two years ago; but
reductions in other departments
leave a net recommended increase of
$615,917.
The outgoing governor recom
mended a revision of state laws, per
mitting use of lapsed tax balances
to meet current expense. These
balances, amounting to $538, SS2, he
pointed out, would virtually offset
the recommended increases.
Increase in recommended appro
priations from special, cash and fed
eral funds, he explained, is based
upon receipts for the past biennium,
which greatly exceeded the estimate
on which the legislature acted. j
The $11,628,055 of property tax
funds would be utilized as fellows
under Bryan's propoals:
$4,813,100 or 42 er cent for edu
cational purposes.
$4,303,800 or 37 per cent Tor penal
and charitable purposes.
$810,710 cr 7 rcr cent for execu
tive purposes.
$753,180 cr 6 per cent for judi
ciary. $363,920 or 3 per cent for admin
istrative purposes.
$551,295 or 5 per cent for sundry
and miscellaneous purposes.
FACETG 10 YZAES, ESCAPES
McCook. Facing the proppect or
a 10-year prison stnieiK-e under the
habitual criminal act, Wayne Wag
goner, 23, escaped from the McCook
Jail early Wednesday. Ills Lreak
was aided by outsiue con'.'edt rates
who opened Fix doers in the jail with
keys filed from table knives. Wide
ly sought to face charges uf burg
laries and automobile theftf". Wag
goner was captured here Dec. 4
when lis slipped into town to visit
his sweetheart. Following his cap
ture, county authorities decided to
bring charges against him under the
habitual criminal act, which on con
viction carries a minimum sentence
of 10 years.
He left two notes before fire lng
his cell. The first was addressed tj
"Ed." and said: "Ten years is toj
much for cr;e man."
Another r.cte derided Chief of I'c
lice George Traphagan for as;ertedly
boasting he had caught a "baJ man."
The break, officers believed, occur
red between 1 a. m and 8 a m.,
Wednesday morning. Two other pris
oners assertedly did not witness tre
escape.
lilLITIA JOINS IN SEASCH
Batcsville, Ark. National guards
men, county officers and citizenB.
some S00 in all, combed the hills of
this section for the young Llayer of
a deputy sheriff.
Ten arrests were made in the
Brock mountain community by au
thorities as they searched automo
biles and houses near where Deputy
Sheriff Wheeler was slain at a lonely
cabin.
Officers said nine men and a wom
an were taken into custody after
cean hers had found groceries, to
bacco and new clothing thought to
have been stolen from nearby coun
try stores.
Governor Futrell ordered thirty
national guardsmen into the Brock
mountain settlement early in the day
and added another thirty later on
being informed the tror pera were
needed for the hunt and to protect
the fugitive in event of capture.
The man sought was named by
Sheriff Engles as Robert Itote, 24, of
the Brock mountain community.
0ATMEAL-P0IS0H
FAMILY NOW H03IE
North Platte. Jan. 3. Four of
the six members cf the Frank C.
Matson family, who suffered what
the attending physician described
ptomaine poisoning at thtir home
here Monday night, were released
from St. Mary hospital.
Mrs. Matson and her son, Donald
LeRoj-, 19 days old, remained at th
hospital, but were reported eut of
danger. Thote released were Wil
liam, 12; Dorothy, 7; Lloyd, 5, and
Frank jr., 2.
Oatmeal the family ate shortly be
fore retiring was believed to have
poisoned them.
WEAK AND SKINNY
HBl, WOMEN -AND
CHILDREN
Saved by new Vitamin of Cod Lirer
Oil in taateleaa tablet.
Pounds of firm healthy tleth inMtrmi of
bare acraircT bonea 1 New ujor, Tim and
nargr inirH of tired lfstlMn t Stradr.
quirt nerves ! That ta what thousands of
peopla are retting through ? ientiata' latent
discovery the Vitamin of Cod Liver Oil
concentrated in lit tie augrar coated tableta
without any of its horrid, fiahy taftteor amell.
McCoy'a Cod Liver Oil TbU-.a. they're
calked I "Cod Liver Oil in Tablet and they
imply work wonders. A little boy of S. serv
coaly sick, rot well and rained 10 yi lbs. lm
jvmt one month. A rirl of thirteen after the
same disease, trained I lbs. the tirt week and
t loa. each wevk after. A younr mother wbs
Could not eat or sleep after baby rant rot
all her health back and rained 10 lb, ia lea
than a month.
You simply must try McCoy's at enee.
Bexnemher if you don't rain at least I lbs. of
ftnn healthy flesh in a month ret your money
ai k Demand and ret McCoy's trie oriarinal
and renuine Cod Liver Oil Tablet)
' PA. approved by Good Housekeec-.njr
Institute. Refuse aU subs'if 'jtet
insist e the original McCcy a
there ar ikons better.